Chapter 24 Don’t worry, let’s play a game of secret magic cards first
"I hope my arrival will not disturb your study, Fei."
After the maid made the announcement, Anvis walked in with a smile, wearing a slim-fitting pure white dress and a silver magic book hanging around his waist.
"It's nothing, I'm glad you came to me, brother."
The light-blond girl shook her head happily, happy to have an excuse to get out of this situation. Annie could only smile helplessly, she didn't dare to interrupt the conversation between the brother and sister.
"Okay, dear Fei, do you want a game of arcane cards?"
Noticing Anne's expression and the book beside the girl, Avis smiled softly, pretending not to know her little thoughts.
"Of course - Annie, bring us our deck and battle table."
Fiona Lake's big blue eyes lit up, she liked Avis's proposal.
Arcane Cards is a trading card game. The game modes are divided into two categories: turn-based and real-time.
No matter which one, players need to rely on the effects of their own cards to reduce the opponent's health to zero to win.
Due to the existence of magic, the cards in this world can summon magic projections corresponding to the cards.
Arcane Card is a very popular game among nobles, and Avis and Fiona are naturally good at it. However, due to their lower rank, they usually play in turn-based mode.
Normally, the outcome between the two is about 60-40, but today is Fiona's birthday after all, so Avis decided to be a little more cautious.
………
After a magic hour.
At this time, Fiona activated the secret card [Dragon Covenant], sacrificing everything on the field, and summoned [Ice Dragon Xinxis] with nine lives and ten attacks.
The ice-cold dragon descended in a burst of illusory dragon roars. With an extremely cold roar, Anvis sent the only remaining card [Undead Mage] on the field back to the graveyard, and along with it, his remaining ten points of life.
It's down to seven.
The girl proudly announced the end of the round and planned to take Anvis away in the next round.
Although the Undead Mage summoned three [Skeleton Archers] when he died, the three cards with one life and one damage were almost as good as none in front of the dragon.
What's more, when the Frost Dragon appears, it also comes with four ice kobolds with four health and five damage. Even if the three skeleton archers focus their fire, they can't kill even one mob.
The girl held her fair and pink face cutely, and gradually fell into some kind of fantasy.
What if Avis begs the smart and lovely Miss Fiona, "I give up, let's relax a little bit."
Although my brother, who has no gentlemanly manners, beat me three times in a row! But the gentle and kind-hearted Fiona is a qualified lady and will not argue with him——
It’s okay to let some water out for a while, right?
Well, that’s a happy decision~
Looking at the girl who thought she had a chance to win and didn't know what she was fantasizing about, Avis showed a strange smile.
"Then, it's my turn."
"The spell card [Dimension Exile] is activated, and the super magic skill [Spell Maximum Effect] is added to banish the ice dragon Xinxis to the void."
The ice dragon's life is nine, and its exile time is reduced to one round.
An illusory black hole emerged from mid-air and suddenly swallowed up the mighty frost dragon that was circling and dancing above Fiona's field. Only an angry dragon roar remained on the field.
"The Mystery Card [Deceiver] is activated, freezing an unactivated Mystery Card of the enemy this round."
A secret card on Anvis's field was suddenly revealed, and an illusory bronze chain bound the only remaining secret card on Fiona's field, making the girl grind her teeth secretly.
"The spell card [Death Cloud Spell] is activated, and all enemy creatures will receive five points of poison damage, and an additional suffocation judgment will be made for races that need to breathe air."
Yellow-green clouds and mist suddenly enveloped Fiona's venue, and a transparent magic shield flashed, but it could not completely block the spreading deadly clouds.
The four Frost Kobolds that came with Xinxis when they appeared were immediately poisoned. Although the damage was reduced by 2 by the magic shield, the Frost Kobolds with only four health points still died suddenly from suffocation damage.
"The secret card [Balance of Balance] is activated, and five points of life are exchanged for five points of mana."
A bronze scale projection appeared over the crystal rune representing Anvis, and the end representing the spell sank.
The sky-blue fluorescence of the rune suddenly dimmed and almost went out. It originally had seven points of life, but only a pitiful two points were left.
"The spell card [Corpse Explosion] is activated, causing damage to the entire enemy based on the number of corpses on the enemy field multiplied by two-thirds of the corpse's maximum life."
The bodies of the four recently dead kobolds suddenly turned into a strange dark green color, gradually expanded and twisted in size, and then exploded violently in a burst of miserable green light.
Since there are no more creatures on the field, the terrifying damage is completely acted on Fiona's crystal rune. The rune's originally bright blue light instantly dropped to a precarious level.
But at the same time, Anvis suddenly noticed Fiona's tearful eyes, and felt a thump in his heart.
Oops, I accidentally forgot to put the water in!
Except for his failure in the first game, he seems to have been winning since then...
'My brother bullied me——'
Facing the silent accusation in the girl's eyes, Anvis couldn't help but sweat a little on his back.
But it was too late to notice at this time. As his casting round ended, the three skeleton archers immediately opened their bows and fired arrows.
The projection of three tiny bone arrows instantly hit Fiona's rune.
The rune suddenly lit up, then made a crisp click sound and went out completely.
Seeing that the crystal rune representing her life was completely shattered, the girl's eyes suddenly became dull.
The good situation that was finally arranged was overturned in an instant. Fiona flattened her mouth and looked at Anvis with aggrieved eyes. Her light blond hair was no longer as bright as usual.
Anvis spoke quickly, trying to make up for it.
"That's it for today."
The first sentence instantly raised Fiona's resentment to a new level.
Run away after winning!?
But fortunately, Anvis's next move made the petite girl put the unhappiness of the losing streak behind her again.
"I have a gift for you."
Facing Fiona's happy eyes again, the pale-skinned aristocratic boy smiled gracefully, flipped his slender right hand gently, and an elegant gift box appeared out of thin air in his hand.
The box body is pure white and boxy. The top cover is inlaid with a light blue gem. Two simple golden lines run across the lid from both ends of the gem. There is no trace of splicing on the entire box body.
Fiona happily took the gift box, but after looking at it, she didn't know how to open it. Her big watery eyes looked at Anvis with confusion.
The latter smiled, grabbed the girl's white and tender hand, and gently tapped on the gem in the center of the box lid.
"Fei, happy birthday——"
The gem emits a faint blue fluorescence, and the wonderful and mysterious fluorescent blue pattern gradually spreads to the entire box like buds and vines growing from seeds.
There was a soft snap, and a neat gap opened in the integrated box body, and it was slowly opened in Fiona's hand like a flip-top box.
"Meow-"
There was a layer of silk cushions in the box, and a fluffy little head poked out of the box, looking into the girl's expectant eyes.
It was a cute little kitten with a blue-gray back and a white belly. It was restlessly picking at the edge of the box with its two fluffy white paws, and its two big round eyes, one blue and one green, looked at it curiously.
she.
"Wow! So cute! Thank you, brother——"
"Meow~"
The little girl screamed in surprise, holding the cute and fluffy cat in her hands. The fluorescent light golden hair contrasted with the kitten's white belly.
The little guy sniffed Fiona's white and tender fingers, and after licking it lightly, he let out a milky cry and let the girl hold him very docilely.
"She is a four-month-old Carcosa short-hair cat. I have asked my father for his opinion, and he agrees with you raising her in the castle."
Gazing at the warm and beautiful scene in front of him, Anvis couldn't help but feel a touch of warmth in his heart, and a smile from the bottom of his heart appeared on his face.
"Did you know, Fei, there is an ancient legend circulating among them -"
When Fiona heard that Anvis was about to tell a story, Fiona immediately became energetic and sat down next to Anvis. Her big blue eyes flashed excitedly, and she and the cat stared at Anvis at the same time.
Even though she is old enough to be independent, the girl still likes to listen to Anvis tell her stories.
"According to legend, their original origin was not from this world! Instead, they came to this world from the endless distant starry sky in the footsteps of Ziyue."
Anvis gently touched the girl's little head, and the latter narrowed her eyes comfortably, clinging to his shoulder like a kitten.
"It is said that to this day, on the dark side of Amys, there are still several mysterious kingdoms belonging only to cats..."